As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Nobuatsu Aoki

Nationality: Japan
Number: 9
Team (2008 MotoGP): Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
Bike: Suzuki
Born: August 31, 1971(age 55)
Birthplace: Sumaga
Height / weight: 178 cm / 68 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (4)

1990
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
1992
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2009
ranpie · CC BY-SA 2.0
2009
ranpie · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Suzuka in 1990.

In 250cc (1990–1996): 34 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1997–2000): 57 starts, 0 wins, 4 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2008): 50 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Team Suzuki MotoGP, Rizla Suzuki MotoGP.

First podium: Shah Alam 1993 (250cc). First win: Shah Alam 1993 (250cc).

In all, 141 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 6 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1990–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1990–1996

Win rate1.8%

Podium rate5.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.8

436 pts · Poles 1

23 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1997–2000

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate6.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.2

474 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

MotoGP2002–2008

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.9

95 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1990–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.8 places better on clockwise tracks than on anticlockwise tracks / 1.7 places better on slow tracks than on fast tracks

Strong

Jerez 3.0 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Catalunya 1.7 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Welkom 1.0 places better than usual (3 finishes)

Weak

Rio 3.4 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
Donington 2.8 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
Phillip Island 1.7 places worse than usual (4 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1990. Of the 41 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
68 races together: ahead 6, behind 60, both out 2
Mick Doohan 5 world titles
31 races together: ahead 3, behind 27, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
149 races together: ahead 28, behind 118, both out 3
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
93 races together: ahead 20, behind 66, both out 7

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 168 races · 250cc / 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Shah Alam (average P4.3, 5 races)

Jarama250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.0

Hockenheim250cc 1avg P4.0

Shah Alam250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P4.3

Sentul250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.5

Red Bull Ring250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.0

Suzuka250cc 7 · 500cc 3 · MotoGP 2avg P5.3

Eastern Creek250cc 4avg P5.8

Imola250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P6.0

Laguna Seca250cc 2avg P6.0

Misano250cc 1avg P6.0

Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P6.5

Assen250cc 4 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 3avg P7.1

Mugello250cc 3 · 500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P7.4

Nürburgring250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P7.7

Jerez250cc 4 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 3avg P7.9

Catalunya250cc 4 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 3avg P8.8

Brno250cc 4 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P9.4

Le Mans250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · MotoGP 3avg P10.0

Rio250cc 2 · 500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P10.5

Sachsenring500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P10.5

Donington250cc 4 · 500cc 4 · MotoGP 3avg P10.6

Welkom500cc 2 · MotoGP 3avg P11.0

Motegi500cc 2 · MotoGP 3avg P11.2

Phillip Island500cc 4 · MotoGP 3avg P11.3

Valencia500cc 2 · MotoGP 4avg P12.8

Sepang500cc 2 · MotoGP 5avg P13.2

Buenos Aires250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P16.5

Estoril500cc 1 · MotoGP 3avg P17.5

Salzburgring250cc 2—

LusailMotoGP 1—

Johor500cc 1—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

MotoGP 52 races · 2002–2008

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.6 to an average finish of 8.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	3.0 → 7.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	8.5 → 10.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	12.6 → 8.8	0 wins / 15 races
Grid 16〜	20.2 → 16.4	0 wins / 32 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Sachsenring (average P9.5, 3 races)

Suzuka2 racesavg P7.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P9.5

Jerez3 racesavg P10.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P11.5

Motegi3 racesavg P12.3

Mugello3 racesavg P13.0

Donington3 racesavg P14.0

Welkom3 racesavg P14.5

Phillip Island3 racesavg P14.7

Rio3 racesavg P15.0

Brno4 racesavg P15.5

Catalunya3 racesavg P15.5

Sepang5 racesavg P16.3

Valencia4 racesavg P17.5

Estoril3 racesavg P17.5

Assen3 races—

Lusail1 races—

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era; Dry races only.

500cc 59 races · 1997–2000

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.0 to an average finish of 8.7

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.6 → 4.0	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 4–6	4.8 → 5.2	0 wins / 9 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 6.7	0 wins / 16 races
Grid 10–15	12.0 → 8.7	0 wins / 25 races
Grid 16〜	17.0 → 7.0	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Mugello (average P5.0, 3 races)

Shah Alam1 racesavg P3.0

Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P4.0

Jarama1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Sentul1 racesavg P4.0

Mugello3 racesavg P5.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P5.0

Imola3 racesavg P6.0

Jerez4 racesavg P6.7

Assen4 racesavg P7.0

Sepang2 racesavg P7.0

Brno4 racesavg P7.3

Welkom2 racesavg P7.5

Catalunya4 racesavg P7.8

Phillip Island4 racesavg P8.0

Valencia2 racesavg P8.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P8.0

Rio3 racesavg P8.3

Donington4 racesavg P9.0

Motegi2 racesavg P9.5

Le Mans1 racesavg P11.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P11.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P12.0

Estoril1 races—

Johor1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 57 races · 1990–1996

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.5 to an average finish of 7.9

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 2.0	1 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–6	4.9 → 6.8	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 5.6	0 wins / 12 races
Grid 10–15	12.5 → 7.9	0 wins / 18 races
Grid 16〜	17.7 → 5.7	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Shah Alam (average P4.7, 4 races)

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Shah Alam4 racesavg P4.7

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P5.0

Sentul1 racesavg P5.0

Suzuka7 racesavg P5.1

Catalunya4 racesavg P5.7

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P5.8

Le Mans2 racesavg P6.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P6.0

Misano1 racesavg P6.0

Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P6.0

Jerez4 racesavg P6.5

Assen4 racesavg P7.3

Mugello3 racesavg P8.0

Rio2 racesavg P8.0

Brno4 racesavg P8.5

Donington4 racesavg P8.7

Nürburgring2 racesavg P9.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P21.0

Salzburgring2 races—

Imola1 races—

Jarama1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1990–2008 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)73 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 11,224 miles
0.5× around the Earth · 3,857 laps

Time on the bike: at least 16 hours (0.7 days)
Average 142.4 km/h, top 310.3 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2008, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 433,338 miles
17.4× around the Earth · at least 39.1 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

97.6%Start rate (161/165)

2Longest run of absences (races)

75Longest run of starts (races)

21Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1993 250cc P11 · 100 pts

1994 250cc P10 · 95 pts

1995 250cc P6 · 105 pts

1996 250cc P7 · 105 pts

1997 500cc P3 · 179 pts

1998 500cc P9 · 101 pts

1999 500cc P13 · 78 pts

2000 500cc P10 · 116 pts

2001 no Grand Prix starts

2002 MotoGP P12 · 63 pts

2003 MotoGP P21 · 19 pts

2004 MotoGP P21 · 10 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1990–2008 (the rider's racing years)

1990	Suzuka	grid 9	8 +8
1991	Suzuka	grid 11	5 +11
1992	Suzuka	grid 1	3 +12
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 5	5 +11
1993	Shah Alam	grid 3	1 +25
1993	Suzuka	grid 9	4 +13
1993	Jerez	grid 15	DNF
1993	Salzburgring	grid 10	DNF
1993	Hockenheim		Did not start
1993	Assen	grid 12	10 +6
1993	Catalunya		4 +13
1993	Mugello	grid 11	9 +7
1993	Donington	grid 15	DNF
1993	Brno		10 +6
1993	Misano	grid 13	6 +10
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 12	7 +9
1993	Jarama	grid 11	DNF
1994	Eastern Creek		6 +10
1994	Shah Alam	grid 7	DNF
1994	Suzuka	grid 5	8 +8
1994	Jerez	grid 7	5 +11
1994	Salzburgring	grid 4	DNF
1994	Hockenheim	grid 7	4 +13
1994	Assen	grid 5	5 +11
1994	Le Mans	grid 7	6 +10
1994	Donington	grid 9	8 +8
1994	Brno	grid 8	4 +13
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 6	5 +11
1994	Buenos Aires		21
1994	Catalunya	grid 4	DNF
1995	Eastern Creek		5 +11
1995	Shah Alam	grid 10	7 +9
1995	Suzuka	grid 21	2 +20
1995	Jerez	grid 12	8 +8
1995	Nürburgring	grid 16	8 +8
1995	Mugello	grid 11	7 +9
1995	Assen	grid 16	7 +9
1995	Le Mans	grid 4	DNF
1995	Donington	grid 14	10 +6
1995	Brno	grid 15	9 +7
1995	Rio	grid 14	8 +8
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 9	DNF
1995	Catalunya	grid 11	6 +10
1996	Shah Alam	grid 5	6 +10
1996	Sentul	grid 4	5 +11
1996	Suzuka	grid 9	6 +10
1996	Jerez	grid 4	DNF
1996	Mugello	grid 6	8 +8
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 8	5 +11
1996	Assen	grid 15	7 +9
1996	Nürburgring	grid 13	11 +5
1996	Donington	grid 6	8 +8
1996	Red Bull Ring		6 +10
1996	Brno	grid 6	11 +5
1996	Imola	grid 7	DNF
1996	Catalunya	grid 5	7 +9
1996	Rio		DNF
1996	Eastern Creek		7 +9

1997	Shah Alam	grid 3	3 +16
1997	Suzuka	grid 4	5 +11
1997	Jerez	grid 4	5 +11
1997	Mugello	grid 5	3 +16
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 6	4 +13
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 3	DNF
1997	Assen	grid 7	4 +13
1997	Imola	grid 4	2 +20
1997	Nürburgring	grid 9	4 +13
1997	Rio	grid 7	4 +13
1997	Donington	grid 6	4 +13
1997	Brno	grid 18	3 +16
1997	Catalunya	grid 3	5 +11
1997	Sentul	grid 7	4 +13
1997	Phillip Island	grid 15	DNF
1998	Suzuka	grid 8	6 +10
1998	Johor	grid 8	DNF
1998	Jerez	grid 10	8 +8
1998	Mugello	grid 8	8 +8
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 8	8 +8
1998	Jarama	grid 9	4 +13
1998	Assen	grid 8	7 +9
1998	Donington	grid 8	7 +9
1998	Sachsenring	grid 12	10 +6
1998	Brno	grid 9	12 +4
1998	Imola	grid 11	9 +7
1998	Catalunya	grid 5	11 +5
1998	Phillip Island	grid 11	6 +10
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 13	12 +4
1999	Sepang	grid 4	9 +7
1999	Motegi	grid 11	10 +6
1999	Jerez	grid 2	DNF
1999	Catalunya	grid 16	11 +5
1999	Assen	grid 10	4 +13
1999	Donington	grid 11	DNF
1999	Sachsenring	grid 15	DNF
1999	Brno	grid 11	6 +10
1999	Imola	grid 10	7 +9
1999	Valencia	grid 11	12 +4
1999	Phillip Island	grid 11	8 +8
1999	Welkom	grid 14	7 +9
1999	Rio	grid 9	9 +7
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 8	DNF
2000	Welkom		8 +8
2000	Sepang	grid 11	5 +11
2000	Suzuka	grid 12	4 +13
2000	Jerez	grid 17	7 +9
2000	Le Mans	grid 14	11 +5
2000	Mugello	grid 8	4 +13
2000	Catalunya	grid 5	4 +13
2000	Assen	grid 12	13 +3
2000	Donington	grid 11	16
2000	Sachsenring	grid 7	13 +3
2000	Brno	grid 14	8 +8
2000	Estoril	grid 2	Out on lap 1
2000	Valencia	grid 12	4 +13
2000	Rio	grid 15	12 +4
2000	Motegi	grid 10	9 +7
2000	Phillip Island	grid 13	10 +6

2002	Suzuka	grid 15	7 +9
2002	Welkom	grid 11	DNF
2002	Jerez	grid 15	7 +9
2002	Le Mans	grid 11	6 +10
2002	Mugello	grid 11	DNF
2002	Catalunya	grid 18	DNF
2002	Assen	grid 13	DNF
2002	Donington	grid 10	9 +7
2002	Sachsenring	grid 13	8 +8
2002	Brno	grid 14	DNF
2002	Estoril	grid 11	DNF
2002	Rio	grid 10	12 +4
2002	Motegi	grid 13	9 +7
2002	Sepang	grid 13	DNF
2002	Phillip Island	grid 3	7 +9
2002	Valencia	grid 16	DNF
2003	Suzuka	grid 19	DNF
2003	Welkom	grid 15	12 +4
2003	Jerez	grid 8	9 +7
2003	Le Mans		Out on lap 1
2003	Mugello	grid 23	DNF
2003	Catalunya	grid 21	16
2003	Assen	grid 23	DNF
2003	Donington	grid 22	15 +1
2003	Sachsenring	grid 9	11 +5
2003	Brno	grid 23	DNF
2003	Estoril	grid 23	20
2003	Rio	grid 17	DNF
2003	Motegi	grid 18	14 +2
2003	Sepang	grid 19	18
2003	Phillip Island	grid 20	18
2003	Valencia	grid 19	17
2004	Welkom	grid 20	17
2004	Jerez	grid 21	14 +2
2004	Le Mans	grid 20	17
2004	Mugello		13 +3
2004	Catalunya	grid 24	15 +1
2004	Assen	grid 22	DNF
2004	Rio	grid 21	18
2004	Sachsenring	grid 20	DNF
2004	Donington	grid 21	18
2004	Brno	grid 20	15 +1
2004	Estoril	grid 20	15 +1
2004	Motegi	grid 22	14 +2
2004	Lusail	grid 18	DNF
2004	Sepang	grid 21	17
2004	Phillip Island	grid 21	19
2004	Valencia	grid 21	18
2005	Brno	grid 16	16
2005	Valencia	grid 14	DNF
2007	Sepang	grid 19	13 +3
2008	Sepang	grid 18	17